Music for Funerals
Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2022 3:51 pm
I thought I would share a few pieces here since I don't know where else would be more appropriate. None of these are originals, although the arrangements are (a counter-argument can be made for the last piece) so I doubt I will ever have an opportunity to submit these for a taxi request.
First is Be Thou My Vision https://www.taxi.com/members/zuHdYfRqTI ... -my-vision, which is a solo acoustic guitar piece that has been in my repertoire for quite some time. I played it for my younger sister's funeral in December. She died very suddenly due to an extremely aggressive and unusual cancer over the Thanksgiving weekend. I finally got this to the point suitable for sharing.
After playing the above at my sister's funeral, my other sister asked for me to do a version of Goin' Home for her funeral (yes, this has been on all our minds). You will find my solo acoustic guitar version here: https://www.taxi.com/members/zuHdYfRqTI ... -goin-home
Finally, for MY funeral y'all can play Ashokan Farewell. I never get enough of that. The version I came up with is heavily adapted from Jay Unger's version (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kZASM8OX7s). It took quite a bit of wrangling to get this presentable but I like how it turned out: https://www.taxi.com/members/zuHdYfRqTI ... n-farewell
So, I'm now done with funeral songs and can return to writing for taxi submissions. I hope y'all enjoyed these and they brought you some needed comfort.
First is Be Thou My Vision https://www.taxi.com/members/zuHdYfRqTI ... -my-vision, which is a solo acoustic guitar piece that has been in my repertoire for quite some time. I played it for my younger sister's funeral in December. She died very suddenly due to an extremely aggressive and unusual cancer over the Thanksgiving weekend. I finally got this to the point suitable for sharing.
After playing the above at my sister's funeral, my other sister asked for me to do a version of Goin' Home for her funeral (yes, this has been on all our minds). You will find my solo acoustic guitar version here: https://www.taxi.com/members/zuHdYfRqTI ... -goin-home
Finally, for MY funeral y'all can play Ashokan Farewell. I never get enough of that. The version I came up with is heavily adapted from Jay Unger's version (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kZASM8OX7s). It took quite a bit of wrangling to get this presentable but I like how it turned out: https://www.taxi.com/members/zuHdYfRqTI ... n-farewell
So, I'm now done with funeral songs and can return to writing for taxi submissions. I hope y'all enjoyed these and they brought you some needed comfort.